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CDUS43 KLOT 160633
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
132 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008
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..THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2008
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 62 229 PM 90 1944 71 -9 77
1941
MINIMUM 41 1154 PM 31 1926 48 -7 53
AVERAGE 52 59 -7 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.61 1977 0.13 -0.13 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 1.39 1.85 -0.46 0.36
SINCE MAR 1 9.23 7.86 1.37 6.34
SINCE JAN 1 13.52 10.61 2.91 8.58
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1944 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 7.0 -0.2 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 72.9 38.7 34.2 37.5
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 13 7 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 132 138 -6 40
SINCE MAR 1 1535 1572 -37 1267
SINCE JUL 1 6536 6820 -284 6267
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 14 -14 27
SINCE MAR 1 2 22 -20 39
SINCE JAN 1 2 22 -20 39
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 500 AM
LOWEST 34 100 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 1992
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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